superb lesson ❤

Superb lesson.❤

Thank you!

Por que tan rapido.

Great advice never ages, your technique is spot on. I'm Still working on this, not playing so much these days, but do try more often than not, for short periods. I hope you're well Chuck? Best regards from the UK. 🙏

Thank you very much

NIce lesson. Many thanks, Chuck.

Hey Chuck! It's Ben your student from ages ago. Just wanted to get in contact with you and say I miss you man. Your teaching, patience, wisdom and chillness has stuck with me my whole life. My parents got divorced which resulted in me not being able to go to progressive anymore and I hate how I never got to say goodbye, give you a hug and say my thanks. I'm playing drums still and jamming with people all the time out here in LA, which has led to some awesome experiences and bonding with some great people. Thats all because of you!! (U2 reference) Still stuck holding the sticks really tightly from trying to always play super powerfully like Jon Bonham from when I was a kid haha. Anyway, would love to stay in contact and catch up!! Appreciate you man!

Hi I’m new to traditional grip . Which technique is best for double stroke rolls and which for fast single stroke rolls ?

Is the first kick drum on beat 1? Or is the first accented snare beat 1? Great feel!

thx. there are way too many overcomplicated vids

Really glad I found your tutorials . Fantastic ! Do you have one for the single stroke roll

Clearest video I've seen about this! Thanks!

Super!!!! 🎉

not clear

thank you!

From a physics standpoint, in matched grip, the push/pull or squeeze techinique applies upward motion (with the finger(s)) behind the fulcrum of the thumb and pointer (middle) finger, forcing the front of the stick back down for the 2nd hit. In traditional, the squeezing of the hand is basically using the pointer and middle fingers to apply a downward force in front of the fulcrum of the thumb pocket, pushing the stick back down for the 2nd hit. I'm a nerd, so for me, understanding WHY a certain hand motion causes a certain stick motion helps me immensely.

Great tutorial!

Very nice sir I

Really cool

I like this grip for drumline, thanks man ! :D

i Chuck I really have a lot of difficulty performing this control with my fingers having seen your videos many times.. I can only perform rebounds with only my thumb and open hand without rotating the wrist but when I close my index finger everything stops I swear Chuck that I would like to learn more than other things this technique to perform rolls like marching bands

Thanks Chuck, you're welcome. Keep em coming, I love them and I gather so do lots of others. I'll check out the sticks, they look great as I have smooth skin and need a little grip and sticks that are articulate. Cool

Hey Chuck, just watching V.2.0, it's awesome. I say this because most instructional clips re: traditional grip are great however, they lack one crucial element, the slow, close up & explanatory content that you present. I started off at the age of 11, I am now 65, in a Scottish side drum class. The teacher did not explain the processes and break them down as you do my friend, that's why I'm giving you a HUUUUGGGGGGEE THUMBS UP. I have subscribed and I seriously hope you continue on this style of journey. It's concise, it's caring, it's informative and has seen great results in my playing style and understanding of this grip, more that any other on the web, great work. May I ask also, you seem to have a "grip coating" on your Vic Firths, is this from V.F. or did you put it on there yourself. Look forward to hearing back, regards Kev in Australia

I am an older drummer/teacher I’ve had problem with my left side. I had want was called bracile plexopithy or as it called a heart attack of the nervous system… it took me a long time to rehabilitate 1 to 2 years to unfold my arm and hand much time of at all of trying to turn my wrist left hand …Have you ever come across something like this??

Awesome tutorial!! So easy to follow, thanks for making this!! 🎉

hey, i've got a problem, when I try to use this thumb technique the stick will slip out of my hand. What should I do?

Thanks Chuck 👍

Dude looks easy to do but, with small hands ✋ it's harder to do ! Does it mean I have to grow my hands ✋ Bigger ??

Hi Chuck, hast du schon mal probiert, einen Schlag und einen Rebound pro Finger zu spielen ? Das heißt : Daumen - Rebound, Zeigefinger - Rebound !! Ich bin gerade dabei es auszuprobieren. Grüße von Peter aus HAMBURG ( Germany )🎵🎶😊

Thanks Chuck. Was taught traditional grip but could never use it with any degree of profiency. Was relegated to tenor in my high school band ! Thanks for preserving this art form with this in depth analysis !

Great explanation ! Thanks so much !

Great picture of the hand with this technique. Could you pass along a practice excersise perhaps what you where taught with the drum corps ?

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Another comprehensive tutorial - thank you.

I’ve been struggling to use traditional grip - until now! Thank you for your excellent tuition video.

This is one of the only videos that helped me with my doubles, so much improvement. You explain it well and thanks

That’s my asst. band director

Been searching a while for a good video about this. This video is a great teacher. Tried for a few minutes and it's feeling natural, nice work

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Sounds a little along the lines of what Steve Gadd showed in a video, going way back granted. I think he played a straight eighth groove and threw in a triplet three stroke roll using a double on the hat's and or snare, sounds really good either way. Great video Chuck, as always. 👍

It's interesting to me to see how you set up there Chuck, I used to have problems getting my snare height in the right place for me, I noticed that it changed on different rehearsals and gigs. I later worked out that the use of mics and other members of the band overplaying, or just being too loud, there's a number of reasons for that too, reflective walls, no dampening of high frequencies around the kit etc. There are a plethora of reasons that can take us away from where we need to be in our playing and how that affects us. I've been told I can overthink but in this case I'm sure it's good to know what to expect before it can happen. Taken from just seeing you play and obviously listening to, that's how it should be done. The problems we can face from rushing to a venue and or things going wrong can amount to such whereby we overlook the shortfalls.

Flan flam or flam souffle :) I'm getting into this for some fun plus you make it sound like a flam on reinforced echo effect.

Thx so much Chuck, I just went thru the 4 part series & it was brilliant how u focused on each successive finger, now my hand feels very free. I started w/traditional last week, & I love the level of control I already have relative to my 2 years on matched. Other videos left me confused but urs explored different ways of doing it & now I don’t have questions, rather I’m excited to find my own mix!

Thank you 🙏🏼

Thanks for the great vedio. I have seen some drumers lie their stick behind the first joint of the ring finger. What do you think about it? Thanks again.

Nice. Is this like the drop catch /push pull? Thanks for sharing :)

Wow that is new……2 on thumb and 2 on index…..really smooth…..great technique and originality.

Excellent video showing each muscle and hand position…..really helps makes a difference…..great visual on the hand finger positions movements!